the ifr1200 still goes for quite a good chunk of change judging by the ebay 
listings.
You can buy a fully featured USB oscilloscope and measurement unit now for 
about 400 bucks...it's called the bitscope...unfortunately it uses software 
that is all graphical...
The signal hound signal generator, there are a couple, one that goes to 4GHZ 
and another  that goes up to 12GHZ if you want, is around $600, but again, 
it's going to use graphically based software to drive it.
This is some assumption on my part, but based on the feedback I got from the 
guy who was using the signal hound sig gen and spectrum analyzer in front of 
me, it appeared as though everything was set up as a graphical user 
interface.
I'm not sure if either the signal hound, or the bitscope software is free to 
try or if it'll function without the external unit connected.
There is some manual entry aspects, such as frequency and parameters, but 
the actual realtime results appear on a graph and do not come across as 
numbers or text.
Again, without actually trying it myself, I can't say for certain if it is 
unusable with a screen reader.  There may be the ability to save a test and 
read it in an alternate format after the fact, but that limits the ability 
to test and adjust in realtime.
Either way, for about 1800 bucks, you can get the signal hound sig gen and 
spectrum analyzer...which is about half of what an IFr1200 goes for I think, 
and that is without an SA.

for more detail check out:
HTTP://www.signalhound.com
and
HTTP://www.bitscope.com


73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: uva-5r question


> that sounds awesome  how expensive is test equipment like that? I wish I =
> could do something besides ask others for help when I used to be able to =
> work on my own stuff.  I bet it is very expensive for me to get my hands =
> on such an instrument but maybe not as much as I might think. I will be =
> looking forward to some real data on the baofeng if you get time
>
> On Oct 15, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Good grief, I'm not sure I want to write a book.  Have you seen a =
> 1200?=20
>> It has a scope on it, which I can't use, but it also has two meters, =
> one=20
>> showing frequency error and the other for modulation, average and 
>> peak=20=
>
>> power and so forth.  I can also get a sinad reading, but it has been =
> so=20
>> long I'd have to look back on my notes.  I can tell by ear close =
> enough=20
>> what the receiver is doing.  It has output adjustment with 20 db steps =
> and=20
>> continious variable between, so easy to tell what the output of the=20
>> generater is set for.  You can command it via the terminal program to =
> what=20
>> range you want, enter frequency and so forth.  If I type rff?, it =
> gives me=20
>> back rf frequency.  I I send mtr1? (question mark) it gives me the =
> reading=20
>> of meter one plus or minus, on audio or rf.  Hope that covers =
> everything.=20
>> My program has grown over the years.  I run it in dos.  I bought 
>> power=20=
>
>> basic as I was told it was easy to convert gw basic over.  Not so.  It =
> is=20
>> a pain in the as as it doesn't handle variables or sub routines the =
> same,=20
>> so I never figured out how to do a windows version.  I have function =
> keys=20
>> defined to do various things, write a memory, recall a memory, read =
> meter=20
>> one or two.  I even wrote a sub routine that asks me how often I want =
> a=20
>> reading so I can say 2 seconds or 5 or whatever and it will keep =
> talking=20
>> to me as I adjust for deviation or whatever.  hth.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>